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Active leadUseful case file with unresolved ambiguity and room for more corroboration.

V-shaped cloud over Arizona.

UnknownOpinionAug 17, 2026, 8:44 AMArizona

Witnesses

Unknown

Duration

Unknown

Source material

3

Timeline

2

Source context

Sparse context

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Treat this as an exploratory lead until more source material arrives.

Source provenance

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Live sighting record 999ad676-7507-4d4e-9a70-b92b44c511ca.

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Correlations

Field Intelligence

Moon phase

17% illumination

Waxing crescent — moderate moon brightness

Solar window

Sunrise5:50 AM
Sunset7:14 PM
Day length13h 23m

Weather

Open-Meteo
ConditionsClear sky
Temperature75°F
Cloud cover4% · Clear
Wind2 mph

Area activity

Within 2 daysNo sightings within 60 mi

Meteor activity

Active showerPerseids · 100 ZHR
Peak windowAug 12

Context notes

Perseids meteor shower was active at this time

Extracted details

Observed facts

Occurred

Aug 17, 2026, 8:44 AM

Timezone

Mountain Standard Time

Location

Arizona

Witness account

Narrative

Clouds don’t usually resemble geometry and this one is casting a pretty dark shadow. Found on Google earth. Hmm? submitted by /u/ygbsm1972

Case progression

Timeline

PublishedAug 17, 2026, 8:44 AM

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Linked event

Grouped into the Dark incident dossier.

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media

Cover image

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Visual reference carried with the original report.

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Original report

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Direct source material from r/UFOs.

telemetry

Environmental pass

Historical atmosphere, astronomy, and nearby infrastructure were resolved for this case.